Red Lake

Red Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Red Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.68321, -108.54798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~13 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~43 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~54 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~54 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~57 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~60 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake

• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~21 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~75 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blanding City Number Four Dam · lake · San Juan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~105 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~116 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~123 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~124 km · Must-see

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